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There are several vaiieties of double-flowering apples, 

 some with blooms more or less shaded with pink, some red, 

 and others with leaves variegated. Aucubcefolia is an 

 instance of the last form, and among the others are 



SOULANGE'S MAGNOLIA. (MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA.) 



coronaria odorata, double pink, double crimson, and, above 

 all, Malus HctUeana and Sfpectabilix from Japan, with 

 flowers of a deep lively rose at the base, and a lighter 

 shade at the edges. This last is unquestionably the most 

 ornamental of the double-flowering apples. The old white 

 double-flowering cherry is another early and most charming 

 tree, only surpassed in form by the highly-prized weeping 

 cherry of Japan, the flowers of which, however, are smaller 

 and more pink than those of our flowering cherry. Double- 

 flowering cherries, peaches, and plums are all attractive at 

 this season. 



The Japan Judas tree must receive a distinguished 

 position among the early spring flowers of any lawn, for 



